Parsing the President
The “New” Afghanistan Strategy

It’s a lot like the old Afghanistan strategy, but with Trumpian characteristics.

Pressuring Pyongyang
Trump Puts A New Sanctions Squeeze On China and Russia

Treasury turns up the heat on Pyongyang’s enablers in Moscow and Beijing.

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Rock-and-Roll
Elvis as Thespian

The King’s contribution to the film canon.

April 8 2024
America’s Next Eclipse Is a Threat to National Security

This year’s total solar eclipse was fun, but the next one will expose solar power’s biggest weakness.

German Election Watch
Merkel Rubs Salt in SPD’s Wounds

With her opponents already on the back foot, Merkel takes aim at the former SDP leader’s Russian business ties.

Poisoning the Well
Erdogan to German Turks: German Politicians Are The Enemy

Turkey’s President Erdogan has declared that all three of Germany’s largest parties are the enemies of Turks.

Russia 2018-2024
The Framework of the Power Structures

Does Putin have anything to offer Russia in 2018 other than further concentrating power in his own hands?

How do you solve a problem like Korea?
Chinese Traders Feel the Pinch From Sanctions

As Chinese businessmen protest the latest sanctions, will China’s cooperation on North Korea last?

Strategery
Can Trump Destroy Obamacare in Two Simple Moves?

If you game it out, it’s not certain he will be able to pull it off.

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Energy
The Golden Age of Natural Gas

Thanks to the American shale boom and a newly globalized market, natural gas is changing geopolitics around the globe.

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